Thursday 2 March 2017

Best Running Shoes For Flat Feet


Best Running Shoes For Flat Feet

An overview of the special needs of runners with flat feet and a selection of the top running shoes to address flat feet running.


Let me start with the good news: if you have flat feet you can still be a very successful runner. You can manage to run injury free for a long time if you put the right attention to your training, your warning signs and your footwear.

Flat Feet

If you're looking at your foot, you'll know you have flat feet if you don't see any arch. The bottom of your foot, from your toes to your heel, is completely flat. If you do the footprint test, your print will look like a foot-shaped blob. You won't see an inward curve from your big toe to your heel.
Problem? If you're flat-footed, you're most likely an overpronator, which means that your feet roll inward when you run.
What to Buy: You will probably need a running shoe that maintains your stability. Look for the words "motion control" and "stability" on the box of running shoes you are considering. In addition to motion-control shoes, some flat-footed runners also need to wear cirrhotics (custom-made shoe inserts that correct foot issues).

Running Shoe Recommendations for Male Overpronators 


Here are five things that can help your flat feet.

1. Stretching



A tight calf muscle, medically termed Equines, is considered to be the most common cause of flat feet by many foot and ankle surgeons. The tight muscle transmits a pronating force on the foot, resulting in arch collapse.
A dedicated stretching program can alleviate the flattening effect. An effective stretch for the Achilles is the runners stretch. The yoga position downward dog is another great stretch for the back of the leg. 

2. Arch Strengthening Exercises



The foot has many muscles that are contained within it, meaning the muscles originate and terminate within the foot without extending into another part of the body.
The muscles are called intrinsic muscles and are generally on the bottom of the foot.
Simple exercises involve grabbing motions of the toes, such as picking up marbles or a handkerchief with the toes.

3. Shoe Inserts



Arch supports, or orthopedics, can extrinsically support or raise the arch. They work by aligning the bony structures into a better position, raising the arch and inverting the heel bone. Flat feet often feel better with inserts because the structural support is alleviating filamentous and muscular strain and spasms.

4. Go Barefoot



This is somewhat counter-intuitive as people generally believe that a flat foot needs support. When walking or training barefoot, the muscles of the foot become more active and grow stronger. Stronger muscles in the foot, theoretically, may translate into improved stabilization of the foot.

5. Surgery

Flat foot surgery may be an option for painful flat feet that have not improved with other measures.
Surgery for flat feet can be relatively simple or extremely complex, depending on the patient's age, the severity of the flat foot and its symptoms. Every flat foot is different, so it's important that the flat foot not be treated in a cookie-cutter fashion.
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